Hiking the Los Caharros Trail

Granada is located at the foot of the Sierra Nevada Mountains which contain striking trails for hiking. We didn’t want to pass up the opportunity to explore the Los Cahorros Trail, a fan favourite according to the guide books. Zuzanna helped us arrange a private taxi that would take us to the trail head and fetch us 3.5 hours later, and off we went. The trail was super fun as it had a series of rickety suspension bridges, a beautiful gorge, a trail that had us crawling on hands and knees on narrow ledges and hanging on to rocks using metal hand holds to maneuver around boulders, some waterfalls and a series of switch backs to reach the peak and take in the views. Along the trail we spotted several rock climbers and even a couple of folks para-gliding from the summit. We completed a 8.5 km loop and were filthy but grinning from ear to ear in the end. It’s fun for Gilles and I to break away from the group and fly solo once in a while.Read more